Schooling as a lottery: Racial differences in school advancement in urban South Africa

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-136

  Lam, David ^a   Ardington, Cally ^b   Leibbrandt, Murray ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Education; Grade repetition; South africa

Indexed keywords

LEARNING; LITERACY; RACIAL DISPARITY; SECONDARY EDUCATION; STOCHASTICITY; URBAN AREA;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79953283447     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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